Re: [OGD] capillary matting

2005-06-09 Thread Steve Topletz
Sure. Just spray it down with a 1% bleach 5% dish soap solution every once in a while. If you have access to isothiazolones like Kathon, just use a 0.05% spray on it, no more algae for a long time. ST Anthony> can anyone suggest how I can keep my capillary mating clear Anthony> of moss and al

[OGD] Bert again.

2005-06-09 Thread Andy Easton
Title: Bert again. Bert, all I said is that only qualified judges will be judging in Miami at the 18th WOC. Should you somehow acquire valid judging credentials, then you can judge. Get over this issue, you are obsessing! Just because you were a scientist in real life doesn't make you an orch

Re: [OGD] capillary matting

2005-06-09 Thread Blue Moon Exotics
Anthony, What do you have on top of your cap mat? We remove the perforated plastic that it comes with and use a black ground cloth, never noticed any algae problems. It is steam sterilized between crops so that may be why. Paul LeBlanc -Original Message-From: Anthony Page [mailto:[EMAIL PRO

[OGD] using a PC an the RHS hybrid database

2005-06-09 Thread leo . schordje
Chris I have found that when I copied and pasted on my PC often a blank space character was included either at the beginning or the end of the copied string. The RHS search engine treats spaces as characters, and will return inconsistient results because the space is not part of the desired t

[OGD] OGD V7 #291, Orchid Dictators

2005-06-09 Thread BCPRESS
Andy should be the last one in the world to complain about orchid dictatorships after bragging on the OGD that he will never permit me to judge at the forthcoming WOC in Miami three years hence.  Dragon Lady indeed!  And Fuchs' attempt to stop me from judging at Dijon on the grounds that he

[OGD] capillary matting

2005-06-09 Thread Anthony Page
can anyone suggest how I can keep my capillary mating clear of moss and algae without damaging the plants. I seem to spend a fortune replacing it. The matting is fed by six small tanks which are connected to the mains supply. Many thanks Anthony Page __

[OGD] Re: RHS Site

2005-06-09 Thread IrisCohen
In a message dated 6/9/05 6:04:07 AM, Chris writes: With complex crosses it would be really convenient to just copy the name of a resulting parent, back up in the browser and then paste the name into the search engine. Oddly, more often than not, I get a result of 'cross not found.' If I do take th

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 291

2005-06-09 Thread Dr. Braem
Message: 2 Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 21:28:52 +1000 (EST) From: ROY LEE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 290 To: Orchids@orchidguide.com Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Andy & Guido, the discussion on Taxonomy, could